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There are 1,742.32 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles in southwest direction and 2,016 miles (3,244.44 kilometers) by car, following the I-70 W route. Chicago and Los Angeles are 1 day 5 hours far apart, if you drive non-stop .
Get a quick answer: It's 2,015 miles or 3243 km from Chicago to Los Angeles, which takes about 29 hours, 7 minutes to drive.
Get the reverse directions for a Los Angeles to Chicago drive, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip. You can also compare the travel time if you're flying or driving by calculating the distance from Chicago to Los Angeles. Or get a full Chicago to Los Angeles flight plan.
The total driving distance from Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA is 2,015 miles or 3 243 kilometers. Your trip begins in Chicago, Illinois. It ends in Los Angeles, California.
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The distance from Chicago to Los Angeles is 2,015 miles by road including 2,014 miles on motorways. Road takes approximately 30 hours and 25 minutes.
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.
